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TikTok Shop Fee Calculator

Enter a sale price, your cost of goods, ad spend, and shipping, and this calculator shows exactly what you keep on a TikTok Shop sale after every fee. The platform is pre-set to TikTok Shop below — switch channels any time to compare.

How TikTok Shop fees work in 2026

TikTok Shop keeps things simple on paper: a 6% commission on the sale price plus a $0.30 flat transaction fee per order. There is no listing fee, no monthly subscription for most sellers, and no separate payment-processing surcharge. On a $25 sale that is about $1.80, or roughly 7.2% of revenue; on a $50 sale the flat fee shrinks as a percentage, so your effective rate drops to about 6.6%.

The number the rate card does not show you is the return clawback. When a TikTok Shop order is returned, TikTok deducts its commission on the original sale and the $0.30 transaction fee is non-refundable. With live-commerce return rates running 14–18% in fashion and beauty, your effective fee on the revenue you actually keep is meaningfully higher than the headline 6%.

A worked example

Take a $35 product with $9.00 landed COGS, $4.50 shipping, and $5.00 of ad spend per unit. TikTok takes $2.10 commission + $0.30 = $2.40 in platform fees. After COGS, shipping, and ads, your net profit lands around $13.80 per unit (≈39% margin) — until a return hits. One return erases the profit from roughly 1.3 sales, because the ad spend and shipping on the returned unit are already gone. Model your real return rate and you will see the margin settle closer to the low 20s.

What this calculator doesn't assume for you

Two TikTok-specific costs you should add manually in the Ad Spend field: creator/affiliate commissions (typically 5–20% of the sale price when you run the TikTok Shop affiliate programme) and your real paid-ads cost per unit. A seller paying 6% to TikTok and 15% to a creator is already down 21% of revenue before COGS. Always run the numbers at your true blended cost, not the headline commission.

FAQ

TikTok Shop Fee — common questions

How much does TikTok Shop take per sale?

TikTok Shop charges a 6% commission on the sale price plus a flat $0.30 transaction fee per order in 2026. That is roughly 6.6–7.2% of revenue depending on your price point. Creator/affiliate commissions and paid ads are separate and come out of your margin on top of that.

Does TikTok Shop refund fees on returns?

No. When an order is returned, TikTok keeps the commission on the original sale and the $0.30 transaction fee is non-refundable. Because your ad spend and outbound shipping on that unit are also gone, the true cost of a return is much larger than the refund amount. Build a return reserve into your COGS.

Are there monthly fees to sell on TikTok Shop?

For most sellers there is no monthly subscription fee. Your costs are the 6% commission, the $0.30 transaction fee, any creator commissions you offer, and your advertising. That simplicity is one reason higher-ticket sellers find TikTok attractive versus Etsy.

How do I lower my effective TikTok Shop fees?

Raise average order value (the flat $0.30 fee shrinks as a percentage), keep return rates down with accurate product expectations in your videos, and set creator commissions deliberately rather than matching whatever competitors offer. Run each scenario in the calculator before you commit.

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